Waste-paper receptacle.



A. A. LOW.

WASTE PAPER RBOEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, 1909.

929,969. Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

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WASTE-PAPER RECEPTACLE.

No. eeaeco.

Specification oi. Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Application filed. February 2, 1909. Serial No. 475,661.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, i-iBnc-r jinousr'us Low, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Horseshoe, St. Lawrence county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful improvements in. Waste PaperReceptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the provision of improved means for disposing ofwaste paper and is designed more particularly for use in oflices andother places where not only the collection and storage of waste paper isdesirable, but also its cancellation or mutilation in such manner as torender it unavailable or unintelligible for re-use or for information.

The invention consists primarily of a receptacle having a cutting orcancelling device interposed between it and a receiving hopper, wherebythe papers are disintegrated and rendered useless as such before theyenter the body of the receptacle, in which latter the fragments arestored temporarily in a suitable bag to be removed from time to time forthe disposition of the waste.

My invention also includes a device for compressing and packing thedisintegrated paper within the receptacle; means for stopping the deviceautomatically, and certain other features in the construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described an d claimed specifically.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is an elevation of my improvedwaste paper receptacle; Fig. 2, a central vertical section of the same;Fig. 3, a top view of the same Fig. e, a horizontal section upon planeof line l il ig. 2 and Fig. 5, a horizontal section upon plane of line55Fig. 2.

A, is an inclosed boX or casing of any suitable shape and constructionprovided with a door a. Attached to the upper part of the box,preferably on the door a, is a ring r, provided with hooks 1", orequivalent devices for the support of a waste paper bag li -said ring7", holding the mouth of the bag extended and open to receive the paperfrom above.

H, is a receiving hopper situated. on the top c of the receptacle. Inthe lower part of this hopper H, or interposed between it and theopening a into the receptacle, is the canceling or disintegrating deviceD, consisting of a rotatable cutter, grinder or equivalent mechanical e:iedient adapted to cut, tear or otherwise disintegrate the paper to suchan extent as to practically render it useless, excepting as paper waste,and prevent its use as a means of information or fraud. Thedisintegrating device D, may be operated by an electric motor M, a crankor any other suitable means, as may be found most expedient.

In order to compress the waste paper in the bag B, I provide a packingfollower F, formed with a central opening f, through which, ordinarilythe waste paper falls into the bag. This opening f, may be closedhowever by a slide 8, when it is desired to compress the waste and thefollower F, is then depressed. and lowered into the bag as far as may bedesired by means of a rack K, and pinion p, or other equivalentmechanism. The slide 5, may be inserted. to close the hole f, throughthe medium of a door g.

I prefer to operate the device by means of the electric motor M, and toarrange for the automatic stopping of its operation when the feed ofpaper to the hopper His discontinued. This I accomplish by inserting inthe electric circuit 6, two switches e, and 0 The first c, is closed byhand to start the motor. The feed of paper between the feed rolls 1 and2 raises the upper roll 2 so that it raises and closes the switch 6 whenthe hand switch 6, may be again opened, since the switch 6 will maintaina closed circuit through e as long as paper is passing between the rolls1 and 2. When the paper has all been fed in the roll 2 drops, causingthe switch 6 to break the circuit and stop the apparatus. Thus thedevice is in operation only when required for actual use.

ily device is especially advantageous for use in oflices, banks,counting houses, &c., under conditions, where the practical destructionof correspondence, memoranda, liquidatedbonds, accounts, books 850., andthe like is a desideratum, in that it reduces the paper anddisintegrates it to such an extent that it can only thereafter be soldor used as paper waste,an article thus produced having a special marketvalue, but serving no other purpose,since the particles of paper areuseless for identification, information, or fraudulent purposes of anycharacter. Furthermore the reduction and storage of the paper waste is asafeguard against fire that might otherwise occur or be promoted. by thepresence of papers scattered around proiniscuously.

The axis of the roll 1, may be formed to receive a crank which may beused in lieu of the motor, if desired, and the disintegrating j devicemay also, as heretofore intimated be operated directly by a crank orother mechanical expedient.

hat I clann as my invention and. desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s,

1. in a waste paper receptacle of the char- 3 ctcr dcsignated, thecombination with the receptacle and receiving: hopper, of a disintelgrating device interposed between said recepj tacle and said receivinghopper, for the purpose described.

2. In a waste paper receptacle of the character designated, receptacle,a receiving;

hopper, a disintegrating device interposed between said hopper and thereceptacle, a packing follower 1n the receptacle, and means foractuating said packing follower, substantially 1n the manner and for thepurpose described.

3. .ln a waste paper receptacle of the char- 1 acter designated, thecombination of receptacle, a receiving hopper, a disintegrating de jvice interposed between said. hopper and the receptacle, a packingfollower in said. reccptacle formed with a central opening, a slide forclosing said openni and means for actuating said packing follower,substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

4-. In a waste paper receptacle of the chm.- acter designated, thecon'ibination of a receptacle, a receiving hopper, a disintegrating:device, interposed between said hopper and the receptacle, and adetachable bag in said receptacle arranged to receive the waste paper 1after it leaves the disintegrator, substantially in the manner and forthe purposedescribed. 5. In a waste paper receptacle of the char 1 acterdesignated, the combination of a receptacle, a rec iving hopper, adisintegrating device interposed between said hopper and saidreceptacle, a detachable bag in said receptacle arranged to receive thewaste paper from the disintegrator, a packing follower in saidreceptacle formed with. a central opening, a slide for closing saidopening, and means for 1 actuating said packing follower, substantiallyin the manner and for the purpose described.

6. In a waste paper receptacle of the character designated, thecombination with the receptacle of a receiving hopper, a disintegratingdevice interposed between said receptacle and said hopper, an electricmotor arranged to operate said disintegrating device, and means forautomatically stopping the motor when the feed of paper is discontinued.

7. In a waste paper receptacle of the character designated, thecombination with the receptacle of a receiving hopper, a disinteigrating device interposed between said receptacle and said hopper, anelectric motor arranged to operate said disintegrator, rolls in thehopper arranged to feed the paper to the disintcgrator, one of saidrolls being free to yield to the paper fed to the disintegrator, and aswitch controlled by said yielding roll 1 in such manner as to open thecircuit when 3 the feed of paper is discontinued, for the purposedescribed.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW. Witnesses:

D. W. GARDNER, GEO. WM. MIAT'r.

